It still feels like yesterday, but it has been three years since I applied for the most reputable school for Fashion Design in Sweden.
I was only a teenager back then but I was so cocky and couldn't see any reasons for why I shouldn't be accepted. So when I didn't get in,
I was fucking heartbroken. In some way I think these last years has been me recovering from that. But not only have I recovered
- I've grown even stonger, even more cocky. And now my turn has come to do what I've always wanted to do,
what I deep down always knew I was going to do. Eventually.

Hope that you guys will follow me on my upcoming adventures and that we can share all the fun! As for now we will hunt down

an apartment in Malmö ASAP and start the next chapter in our life. All nervousness and anxiety has just left my body and now I'm just like

So I wanted to repurchase my beloved Cosmetic Lad (which I talked about in my skincare routine video), unfortunately they were

out of stock so I went with this one since it contained a lot of calming ingredients, like lavender etc. Havn't tried it enough to have an opinion yet, but my first impression is just that the scent isn't as appealing as Cosmetic Lad's.

I've been on the hunt for a brown mascara, which apparently is a quite difficult misson. While doing my usual late night

food shopping at the Supermarket I came across this and just threw it in my basket. This is in the Dark Brown shade, and I picked the waterproof version since I had a wedding to attend. Yes, I'm a big cry baby.

No, I havn't stopped thinking about this look. So when I went to MAC I swatched every fu**ing shade of brown looking for

the perfect one. I'm not gonna lie, I would describe "Uninterrupted" like straight up baby poo color, but somehow it's just soooo flattering around the eyes. This is a matte shadow, but it doesn't look flat or chalky when applied - The Pro Longwear formula is just aaaaamazing.

This is the most shimmery, beautiful eyeshadow. The color is so neutral, yet unique, which is what I'm looking for in everyday shadows.

It's like a beige/brown with a slight pink - like a warm taupe shade (??). Just PERFECTION. Isadora is a Swedish drugstore brand that makes really high quality product for such an affordable price! Love it.

7/23/2015

First off, MAC shadows aren't cheap. Matter of fact - they are expensive! If I think they're worth it? Not really. Although they're a
high quality product, I have a bunch of drugstore shadows that are a lot more buttery and pigmented for a fraction of the price.
But then there's packaging and the over all luxury feel that I'm a huge sucker for (YOU KNOW, RIGHT?).
Therefore I've got a small assortment of MAC eye goodies to show you today.

Something that I reach for every single day is the 217 blending brush which is excellent for diffusing color
in the crease or to buff out any harsh edges. This can also be used to apply a quick all-over-the-eye soft color.
A great investment if your into eyeshadows and blending blending blending.

Another staple in my collection is their Paintpot in the basic shade Painterly. This is intended to both prime your eyelids
and cover up veins and/or darkness. The formula is quite sticky so I prefer to set it with a skin colored shadow
so that the shadows I want to blend wont skip and go patchy.

So! Moving on for some swatches and in depth reviews of the colors I own:

7/21/2015

Last night cravings were real, and when not even Google couldn't find the kind of recipe I wanted I decided to play around in the kitchen

and see what I could come up with. I've had this idea about Carrot Cake Ice Cream ever since Ben & Jerry released their Cinnamon Bun flavour, which is to die for. As always I'm a big fan of the 'quick & healthy'-version, so here's my Quick & Healthy Carrot Cake Ice Cream.

The things you'll need are (no measurements - just freebase ok):

The ice cream is made in two sections: prepare & blend. Start off by honey roasting the walnuts quickly

in a hot pan to make them a bit crunchy and sweet. Then grate the carrot and squeeze some lemon juice on top to get that

fresh, tangy contrast against the caramely sweetness.

Chop up the bananas then add in the dates, ginger and spices & mix everything together. If you find the taste to be a bit bland

be generous with the cinnamon- it's a real game changer. Add in the oat milk gradually to achive the right consistency.

If you've done everything right you should have something that looks like this:

Then it's just a matter of adding the carrots & the honey roasted walnuts, roughly blend everything together and EAT!

I was really happy about how it turned out and I will definately alternate this with my usual chocolate/banana-ice cream.

7/19/2015

This has to be one of the most beautiful places I've visited in Sweden. Kullaberg is a nature reserve at the very edge of a peninsula at

the south westcoast. Last time we went there the weather was on point and we spend many hours hiking and climbing. The view from the cliffs are just breath taking, it's easy to zone out and all of a sudden think that your somewhere else - abroad, and not an hour from home.

This last picture is taken from a small beach that was hidden in between the cliffs.

The steep downhill was no joke but it was totally worth it in the end (until we had to walk back up again...)

This bright, yet muted, peachy orange shade lives in my costumized Inglot palette. I picked this color since I didn't have anything like it in my collection. This looks really nice lightly dusted in the crease for some added warmth, or packed on all over the lid for a more fun, editorial look.

Yes, I know that these are lipstick, and yes - we're still talking eyeshadows. But a lot of us have an assortment of bright lipsticks that can double up as excellent eyeshadow bases. I use these underneath bright eyeshadows to get a better color payoff and added longevity.

I love Sleek eyeshadows and think they make incredible palettes at a very affordable price.

This one however, left me a bit disappointed. I feel as the quality is not quiet there - the eyeshadows are quiet chalky and not so pigmented. Although, layered on top of a lipstick/primer and packed on nicely you're most likely left with the coolest look in town.

I always laugh out oud when I use this 'cause I picture the other edition being called "the Uncool Edition" - really funny, Elin.

Oh well, excuse the expression, but this cheap ass palette is fucking amazing. These shadows feels really buttery and nice, and (almost) all of them are super pigmented. Most of them have a shimmery finish, which is somthing I don't really mind. If you're new to bright eyeshadows and want something to play around with I'd highly recommend this one since it's cheap and contains a wide variation of colors.

To finish off this blog post I thought I would share some #TB colorful eyeshadow looks I've posed with in Photo Booth.

Hopefully this have given you some inspiration & courage to bring out your rainbow palettes (I know you have one in the back of our drawer!).

Feel free to leave links to your fave bright looks so I can check them out!

7/14/2015

A friend of ours were hosting a giant celebration somewhere in the Swedish country side and we took a bus out to nowhere.

So there we were, all alone on a long unknown road with no clue what so ever where to go - combined with unstable 3G connection and dying cellphones. So we started walking in the direction the by-passing, power walking lady told us it might be, blissfully unaware that the walk from the bus stop to the house would turn out to be around 5k. But even though we complained and swore when we finally got to the party, I have to admit it was quiet nice walking in the rain with my love, stop to pick flowers from the roadside and sing cheesy midsummer songs out loud.

Gig, Jönköping 2014 //

Last summer my grandmother passed away, and for some reason the funeral was scheduled for the same day as one of my gigs.

Of course I was able to attend both, since the gig was later in the evening, but it wasn't without a slight melancholy me and my boyfriend headed north in the afternoon, post-funeral. We got there, checked in to the hotel and then went to get some snack and I ended up crying over the coffee, feeling exhausted about the whole thing.

The gig was quiet a fail. The organizers hadn't done particulary well with the advertisement so a third if the audience consisted of my boyfriend. Lol. But the stage was on this raft out in the water of this big lake, and I sang my sad heart out into the twilight skies and afterwards we just laughed at the whole thing and cuddled up in each others arms.

Summer apartment, Lund 2013 //

One summer when I was back living my parents again I got sick and tired of it, went online and found the prettiest apartment in a nearby city called Lund. So I borrowed the car, drove down there and signed up for a summer contract (the girl who lived there was a student). Everybody thought I was being weird and told me it was unnecessary, but to me it was the best thing. It was 18 square meter on the seventh floor with a tiny balcony that looked out over a lush courtyard. I mostly spend my days on that balcony eating pasta and drinking rosé wine and I will always remember that summer as the Summer in Lund.

Adventurous date 2014 //

I met my boyfriend in the very beginning of last summer and since we're both doers we did a lot of fun things to get to know each other. So this one time we started off the day by driving down to a waterfall where we walked the surroundings and took selfies in front of the splashing water and I kept thinking that it was so easy to just be with him. After that we continued to Stenshuvud where we took a daytime skinny dip in the ocean, sunbathed on the rocks and jumped from stone to stone all across the beach. We finished off the day with the most delicious dinner and now that I think back on it, it was probably one of the best days we've had together so far.

Holiday in the US, 2012 //

Me and my parents went to the US for three weeks and visited New York, San Fransisco and Los Angeles. I love to go on vacation for

so long, since it almost stops feeling like vacation and instead, all of a sudden, it just feels like everyday life. I think this selfie is taken in our hotel bathroom in Los Angeles on my name-day, right before we took off to Universal Studios and had the most amazing day.

Summer 2015 //

This pic doesn't represent any specific happening, it's just a snapchat from one of my late night summer walks this year. I havn't really been doing anything overly exciting this summer, but that's something I've come to value. This summer feels like a long wait for the admission letter, and I'm starting to accept that. Because that is life. It's full of different stages that we need to go through to be able to become something else, something better. So for now, most of the time, I'm here in my apartment with a person I love, waiting for the rest of my life to begin. And even though the whole thing is nerve wrecking and makes me almost unbearable restless from time to time, this will also form a memory I will cherish in the future.

7/12/2015

Pinterest is a magic place where I can spend hours browsing beautiful homes, delicious food and cool streetstyle photos.

Whenever I need an inspirational boost, that is where I'm heading. One of my fave things to scroll through are makeup looks, especially editorials & backstage shots. Those looks are always more out there, which I find to be more inspiring than yet another classic winged liner.

A while ago I came across these pictures and instantly fell in love. Even though it's quiet a neutral, wearable eyeshadow,

it's used in a way that makes the look a lot more cool and edgy look. So now I'm craving a product that will let me recreate this

awesomeness, since I find that I don't really have anything that would do the trick in my collection. My immediate thought would be

7/10/2015

It's Friday and my next video is here, yay! Today I'm talking skincare routine and my favourite products.
If you didn't know already, well, I'm a huge Lush fan. I really enjoy making these videos since I'm quiet a tech nerd and like to
play around with editing and stuff. Hope you'll like it 'cause I look forward to create more cool, inspiring videos in the future.

All of the products mentioned are linked in the desciption box for the video.
If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask, & please share your own skincare tips & fave products in the comments!

7/09/2015

Me & my friend Felicia go way back and we actually met through our old teenage blogs. Both of us read the other ones blog religiously
and even though we lived kind of close we had never met until one day at a random flea market where we ran into each other.
I have to admit, that first meeting was kind of awkward, but since then we've been close friends.

Yesterday we hang out and, like always, had a good old beauty chat. So I thought, why not share it with you guys?
Here it goes - Felicia's holy grail products!

This is the best exfoliating cleanser for sensitive skin. It's like a scrub, so it really gives your skin a deep cleanse,
but it's still very gentle and doesn't irritate and cause redness. This is like my third or forth bottle, so I'm a big fan.

My favourite hair product! I apply it to wet hair and then blow dry it. My hair tends to be quiet flat and frizzy,
but this texture spray keeps those problems at bay. I've had this for ages, so it lasts a long time.
Side note: this company makes the funniest product descriptions.

I always use a white eyeliner in my lower waterline & after trying a lot of cheap ones I got tired of
the poor lasting power, so I went to MAC and bought this unreasonably overpriced eye kohl.
But this lasts all day & you get a lot of product so truly worth the investment!

I have very sensitive skin, prone to redness. My skin gets both oily and surface dry, and I easily break out.
I need something that is light weight but still gives a lot of moisture, which is exactly what this does! I love this,
especially for the summer. It has a slight scent, but nothing too overwhelming. The only bad thing is that it's
quiet difficult to control how much product you squeeze out, so if you're not careful it can squirt out a lot.

The most hyped serum (in Sweden). As I mentioned before, my skin craves a lot of moisture and
this fulfill my needs. I use this in the evening, and I wake up with amazing skin. I don't use it in the morning,
as it can make me look a bit greasy. Very affordable, 100 sek! (£7)

One time my friends skin looked really amazing, but I couldn't figure out what it was - like she had this amazing glow!
So I asked her, and she told me it was the Benefit Watt's Up. It makes you look good without being detectable on the skin.
And the packaging is super cool!